Game table



E. VERITY GAME TABLE Oct. 4, 1955 Filed April 8, 1952 INVENTOR. Fines! Verflr ATTORNEY United States Patent GAME TABLE Ernest Verity, Oceanside, N. Y.

Application April 8, 1952, Serial No. 281,096

3 Claims. (Cl. 273-136) This invention relates to improvements in game tables, it being the general object of the invention to provide a game table of simple and sturdy construction, adapted to the playing of a variety of games but also to use for other purposes such as dining.

The table embodying the invention in a preferred form will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing and the features forming the invention will then be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective of the table of the invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective of a removable gutter frame, showing the same as removed from the table and partly broken to show the construction more clearly;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section of the table at Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a perspective showing the table of Figure 1 with the gutter frame removed and in condition for use as a dining table.

The table top 1 is rectangular and may have any desired surface, plywood, linoleum, various plastic surfaces being all suitable. The top is supported on legs 2 and rails 3, the outer surface of the rails 3 being flush with the edges of the top 1 to form a flush apron extending all the way around the table. Battens 4 are fixed to the rails 3 so as to form a ledge spaced downwardly from the top of the table by two inches or thereabouts. A gutter frame 5 of right angular cross section and having a horizontal lower flange 6 and vertical outer flange 7, as indicated, sits on the battens 4 and forms a gutter for receiving shuffle board discs, balls or any other missiles or articles involved in playing a desired game. The table as shown in Figures 1 and 2 is arranged for playing a shuflle board game having a scoring field 8 marked out at one end, so that the shuifle board disc 9 may be slid toward the scoring field from the opposite end of the table. As is apparent, any discs which pass the edge of the top 1 will fall into the gutter, resting on the lower flange 6 thereof.

The dimensions of the table may be varied quite considerably to meet particular requirements. For ordinary purposes a table about thirty-six inches wide and six or eight feet long with a four inch gutter will be "ice found convenient and for general use the legs 2 will be of such length as to locate the upper surface 1 about thirty inches from the floor. The material and methods of construction are not critical. The various parts may be of wood and joined permanently by gluing or they may be put together with screws or bolts so as to make provision for disassembly. Metal or plastic elements may be used if preferred.

The gutter frame 5 may also be of wood but is very conveniently formed by welding steel or aluminum angle shapes together providing a very light and strong arrangement. The frame 5 when not in use may be hung on pegs or hooks on a convenient wall or stored in any other convenient manner.

With the frame 5 removed, as indicated in Figure 4, the table forms a very convenient dining table and may be set with dishes etc. in the usual manner.

While usable in a variety of locations, the table of the invention probably finds its greatest utility in a game room, where it may be used for any of a variety of shuffle board or bowling games and for any of a variety of other purposes such as supporting electric train tracks or furnishing a convenient large surface for laying out drawings and for model making, etc. The table, particularly in the larger sizes, is particularly useful as a dining room table capable of sitting large parties beyond the capacity of the dining rooms in most modern houses.

What is claimed is:

1. A game table comprising a top, and rails supporting the top, means on the side rails forming a ledge extending outwardly beyond the edge of the top and spaced downwardly therefrom, and a removable gutter frame supported by the ledge, the gutter frame comprising a horizontal flange fitting around the table top and resting on the ledge and a vertical outer flange spaced from the rails, the thickness of the said horizontal flange being less than the distance from the edge of the top to the ledge, whereby the upper surface of the said horizontal flange is spaced downwardly from the table top to form a gutter.

2. A game table according to claim 1, in which the ledge is relatively narrow, and the horizontal flange extends outwardly beyond the same.

3. A game table according to claim 1, in which the top of the said vertical flange is substantially flush with the upper surface of the table.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain 1872 

